HABERLANDT, Michael

HABERLANDT, Michael. Altenburg (now Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary) 29.9. 1860 — Vienna 14.6.1940. Austrian Anthropologist and Indologist. Son of Agronomist Friedrich H. Studies of Indology, etc. at Wien, Ph.D. 1882. In 1892 he became the first PD of Ethnology at Wien University, from 1910 with ao. Professor’s title. From 1895 employed in the newly founded (much by him) Anthropologisch-ethnographische Abteilung of Naturhistor. Hofmuseum (custos, from 1911 its Director). In 1894 he was among founders of Verein für österreichische Volkskunde, in 1895 of Zeitschrift für österreichische Volkskunde. In his early years he was much interested in Sanskrit philology, but as an ethnologist concentrated on Austria and Europe. He created the Austrian collections of ethnography. Married, his son was the ethnologist Arthur H. (1889–1964) succeeded him as Director of the museum, now called Volkskundemuseum. In some of his writings showed racist and Antisemitic ideas.